New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation is looking for Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with its probe into ponzi scheme scam case. A CBI source on Saturday told IANS that Kumar, a 1989 batch IPS officer, considered close to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, may be arrested in the case […]
Day: February 2, 2019
Sonali Bendre back on sets, says it’s a surreal feeling
Mumbai | Actress Sonali Bendre Behl, who spent months in New York battling cancer, on Saturday returned to face the cameras. She says it’s a surreal feeling. Sonali shot a brand campaign, details of which are currently under wraps. Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has directed the ad. View this post on Instagram Being back on a […]
Karnataka’s underworld don’ Ravi Pujari traced, arrested in Senegal
Bengaluru | Karnataka’s wanted underworld don Ravi Suliya Pujari was traced and arrested at Dakar in West Africa’s Senegal recently, said the state government in a statement on Saturday. “Pujari, a notorious underworld criminal and extortionist, was traced in Senegal capital Dakar on January 19 and arrested on January 21 for extradition to India,” said the […]
Time for Modi’s exit has come, but he is not mentally ready to go: Mamata
Kolkata | Launching an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the time for his exit has come, with only a month to go for the announcement of fresh Lok Sabha polls, but he was not “mentally ready” to go. “The bell has tolled for him, […]
Train 18 window damaged in stone pelting in Delhi
New Delhi | The Indian Railways’ fastest train — Train 18, which is scheduled to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming days, was pelted with stones on Friday night near Delhi, a day before its trial run on the New Delhi-Varanasi route, a senior official said. Northern Railway Spokesperson Deepak […]
New CBI chief Shukla, a soft-spoken but tough officer (Profile)
Bhopal : Rishi Kumar Shukla, appointed on Saturday as the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has the reputation of a strict officer with a soft exterior. A 1983 batch IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, 59-year-old Shukla was appointed the 28th Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh on […]
Modi seeks Trinamool support for citizenship Bill, Mamata says withdraw it
Thakurnagar/Kolkata (West Bengal) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress to support the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament to give the refugees living in India the right to citizenship. But Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee categorically refused, and asked him instead to withdraw the legislation. Addressing a rally in West […]
Not felt sexy for a while during warrior film: Kangana Ranaut
Mumbai : Actress Kangana Ranaut says in pursuit of making her warrior film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’, which is packed full of gravity defying stunts, she hasn’t felt “sexy” for a while. But a welcome change came for Kangana when she dolled up in a feminine and elegant ‘lehenga choli’ by Anushree Reddy at […]
Saina Nehwal glows in yellow at LFW
Mumbai : The audience cheered loudly as ace shuttler Saina Nehwal took to the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2019 ramp with a glowing smile on her face. She says it was a “fantastic” experience. “I think it is fantastic walking the ramp. It’s always fun. I think this is my third or fourth time,” […]
BJP scared helicopter operators to return our advance payment for electioneering: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of threatening helicopter operators who had been paid rent in advance by her Trinamool Congress for using choppers during the Lok Sabha poll campaign. Trinamool supremo Banerjee also claimed that senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was “forced to […]